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Ethnography

 

A research approach used in anthropology and the social sciences to describe and explore a culture, subculture, or social group in its natural setting. Can use quantitative and qualitative approaches. Qualitative ethnography relies on fieldwork, where a researcher will spend a prolonged period immersed in a culture, interacting with its various stakeholders, in order to adequately describe that culture.

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  • An approach to explore and describe a culture, subculture or social group
  • Researchers become a part of the culture or group they are investigating
  • Methods can be quantitative or qualitative

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Foundational paper (s)

Goodson L, Vassar M. An overview of ethnography in healthcare and medical education research. Journal of educational evaluation for health professions. 2011;8.